Niles, Ohio is a small town located in the Northeastern part of the state. As with many small towns, local politics are important to the residents of Niles. The city government consists of a mayor and six council members that are elected by the citizens every four years. Each year there are elections for some or all of these positions depending on when their terms end. These elections provide citizens with an opportunity to have their voices heard and ensure that their interests are represented in local government policies. Additionally, many issues important to the community such as public safety, economic development and quality of life are decided based on voter input. Consequently, being informed about local candidates and upcoming elections is essential in helping maintain democracy at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 44446 (Niles, OH) is leaning conservative.
Trumbull County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Trumbull County, OH 44.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trumbull county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 44.0%.
Trumbull county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44446 (Niles, OH) is leaning conservative.
Niles, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Trumbull County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Niles, Ohio: D D D D r R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 44446 (Niles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 353 contributions totaling $26,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $13,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)